September 25, 1639: The American printing press is born

On September 25, 1639, the first printing press in America was built. An excerpt from the article:

"America’s first printing press was built by two English-born colonists who came to the colonies with a specific agenda in mind.

Bringing print to the Colonies
The printing press was largely built by one man: Stephen Daye. He was born in London in 1594 and worked as a locksmith in Cambridge. He planned, along with Reverend Jose Glover, to establish the first printing press in the British colonies. Glover died shortly after reaching America, but despite this Daye succeeded. By March 1639, the printing press was working in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Daye was employed by Glover’s widow, Elizabeth Glover, to get the machine working. He worked for her in agreement for his passage across the ocean and assembled the machine with his son, Matthew.

The first thing Daye printed was “The Freeman’s Oath.” This was the pledge sworn by every house-owning man over the age of 20 who wanted to become a citizen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Next, he printed “Almanack” by William Pierce."